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Philology meaning

  1. The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.
  2. Historical or comparative linguistics.
  3. Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

Synonyms of Philology

linguistics humanistic discipline humanities liberal arts arts

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Using Philology

  • The main meaning on this page is: The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages. | Historical or comparative linguistics. | Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.
  • Useful related words include: linguistics, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: filologie.
  • In the example corpus, philology often appears in combinations such as: philology and, of philology, and philology.

Context around Philology

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Philology

  • In this selection, "philology" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, classical, arabic, theology, islamic, 1746 and academia stand out and add context to how "philology" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and classical philology and books to philology ten to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "philology" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with philology

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

American Journal of Philology, 99 (1): 79–105. (8 words)

His inaugural lecture at the university was "Homer and Classical Philology". (11 words)

Just start calling it "Philology" and then "English" will suddenly garner respect. (12 words)

Fenollosa had studied Chinese poetry under Japanese scholars; in 1913 his widow, Mary McNeil Fenollosa, decided to give his unpublished notes to Pound after seeing his work; she was looking for someone who cared about poetry rather than philology. (39 words)

Grimm had, at last, awakened to the full conviction that all philology must be based on rigorous adherence to the laws of sound change in order to be sound, and he subsequently never deviated from this principle. (37 words)

Becoming a writer Modern Book Printing from the Walk of Ideas in Berlin, Germany On 17 October 1895, Hesse began working in the bookshop in Tübingen, which had a specialized collection in theology, philology, and law. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Just start calling it "Philology" and then "English" will suddenly garner respect.

Their lives were fascinating, and a near-perfect anchor for the feats of philology and prestidigitation Kwong deploys.

She studied Arabic Philology, Islamic Philosophy and Theatre in Damascus and Paris.

After completing at St. Afra's, he enrolled at the University of Leipzig where he pursued a degree in theology, medicine, philosophy, and philology (1746–1748).

Although his membership in Class IV, Section 1 (Philosophy and Religious Studies) was rejected; he was subsequently elected to Class IV, Section 3 (Literary Criticism, including Philology).

American Journal of Philology, 99 (1): 79–105.

Austronesian Studies Relating to Taiwan, pp. 683–726, Taipei: Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica.

Becoming a writer Modern Book Printing from the Walk of Ideas in Berlin, Germany On 17 October 1895, Hesse began working in the bookshop in Tübingen, which had a specialized collection in theology, philology, and law.

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Classical scholarship was becoming more systematic and scientific, especially with the "new philology" created at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century.

Fenollosa had studied Chinese poetry under Japanese scholars; in 1913 his widow, Mary McNeil Fenollosa, decided to give his unpublished notes to Pound after seeing his work; she was looking for someone who cared about poetry rather than philology.

Fictional philology There is a tradition of philological study of Elvish languages within the fiction.

From the onset, Tolkien used comparative philology and the tree model as his major tools in his constructed languages.

Further, in an essay on religion and religious language, Habermas criticized Derrida's insistence on etymology and philology (see Etymological fallacy ).

Grimm had, at last, awakened to the full conviction that all philology must be based on rigorous adherence to the laws of sound change in order to be sound, and he subsequently never deviated from this principle.

He devotes six books to philology, ten to speculative philosophy, and four to practical matters.

He therefore left this department to others, especially Lachmann, who soon turned his brilliant critical genius, trained in the severe school of classical philology, to Old and Middle High German poetry and metre.

His inaugural lecture at the university was "Homer and Classical Philology".

In 1846, at the age of 19, he started studying philology and theology in order to become a pastor and help with his family's finances.

In his commentary on Martianus Capella's early 5th-century work, The Marriage of Philology and Mercury, one of the main sources for medieval reflection on the liberal arts.

In his polemic Philology of the Future, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff dampened the book's reception and increased its notoriety.

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Common combinations with philology

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "philology" in a sentence?
An example: "Just start calling it "Philology" and then "English" will suddenly garner respect." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "philology" from authentic English texts.
What does "philology" mean?
Philology means: The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.
What are synonyms of "philology"?
Common synonyms of "philology" include: linguistics, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts.
What is "philology" in Dutch?
"philology" translates to Dutch as: filologie.
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